Talk:1981 European Cup final/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Resolute (talk · contribs) 20:57, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

General

• Images good
• Sources good
• No deadlinks, fixed one link needing disambiguation
• NPOV good
• spotcheck of online sources shows no concern with close paraphrasing

Background

• Three players with injury concerns are noted in the final paragraph, but only one has an injury specifically noted. Is it known which injuries Kennedy and Cunningham were dealing with?

There's no mention of the injuries to other players in my book unfortunately

Summary

• "One problem was to get the best out of their winger Cunningham. Not fully fit, he was tightly marked throughout the match and made little impact in the match." - This sentence is somewhat jarring as you go from Real Madrid's scoring chance immediately to a barely defined problem for Cunningham. I presume that the purpose of this sentence is to explain part of Real's offensive challenges, but it does need reworded. Also, the latter half can be simplified: "...he was tightly marked throughout the match and made little impact in the match."

Had a go at rewording think it reads better now. NapHit (talk) 21:37, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

• "...Camacho attempted to lob the keeper, but his shot went over the goal." - specify that he attempted to lob the ball over the keeper.

done NapHit (talk) 21:37, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

• "...Real man marked Liverpool's best players such as Dalglish and Souness..." - link "man marked" to Marking (association football) for people like me who aren't fully up to date with football terminology.

done NapHit (talk) 21:37, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

• General thought: Is anything known about prize money won for winning? Television coverage and ratings? Any crowd-related issues? I vaguely recollect that hooliganism was an issue at that time, particularly with supporters of English clubs. If these are not available or not applicable, disregard. I wouldn't hold back a GA pass for these, but offer them as food for thought.

There's no info available on prize money or tv coverage unfortunately (well none that I've come across anyway). As for the hooliganism you're right that it was a problem, but I think you are referring to the 1985 final, as I'm certain there was no hooliganism at this match. NapHit (talk) 21:37, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Overall, just a few minor prose issues. Should be easily resolved. Until then, I am placing the article on hold. Regards, Resolute 20:57, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Cheers for the review, I've addressed all your comments. Thanks NapHit (talk) 21:37, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Looks good! I am now passing the article. Congrats! Resolute 00:50, 6 December 2011 (UTC)